[vsnet-grb 222405] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Jan 14 19:39:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   168.535d {+11h 14m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +20.386d {+20d 23' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  86.312d
SLEW_TIME:       70800.00 SOD {19:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16674 TJD;    17 DOY;   14/01/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 3588 
TGT_NUM:         80533,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       299.69d {+19h 58m 46s}  -20.64d {-20d 38' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        134.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      136.23d {+09h 04m 54s}  +11.61d {+11d 36' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        32.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      224.56, 66.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      161.38, 14.21 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 45.58,-20.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.56) 8.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.